The Quebec Education Program
Professional Competencies
- Competency 1: To act as a professional who is inheritor, critic and interpreter of knowledge or culture when teaching students.
- Competency 2: To communicate clearly in the language of instruction, both orally and in writing, using correct grammar, in various contexts related to teaching
- Competency 3: To develop teaching/learning situations that are appropriate to the students concerned and to the subject content with a view to developing the competencies targeted in the programs of study
- Competency 4: To pilot teaching/learning situations that are appropriate to the students concerned and to the subject content with a view to developing the competencies targeted in the programs of study
- Competency 5: To evaluate student progress in learning the subject content and mastering the related competencies
- Competency 6: To plan, organize and supervise a class as a way to promote students’ learning and social development
- Competency 7: To adapt his or her teaching to the needs and characteristics of students with learning disabilities, social maladjustments or handicaps
- Competency 8: To integrate information and communications technologies (ICT) in the preparation and delivery of teaching/learning activities and for instructional management and professional development purposes
- Competency 9: To cooperate with school staff, parents, partners in the community and students in pursuing the educational objectives of the school or centre
- Competency 10: To cooperate with members of the teaching team in carrying out tasks involving the development and evaluation of the competencies targeted in the programs of study, taking into account the students concerned
- Competency 11: To engage in professional development individually and with others
- Competency 12: To demonstrate ethical and responsible professional behaviour in the performance of his or her duties.